Is There a Difference Between Tradition and Modernity?

Tradition is the exaltation of what a people are able to achieve and do. It involves every aspect of the human person, which would also be reason. For finite imperfect beings, we are going to settle into certain forms of obedience or participation in a tradition. We could choose to dismisse the family but that seems to lead to dastardly results. And i don't think it's very well worked out by government either.